The Rams got quarterback Jared Goff a tight end early in the fourth round, and the Rams apparently don’t mind that Tyler Higbee is facing assault charges.
Higbee was arrested earlier this month near the Western Kentucky campus and charged with second degree assault, second degree evading police and alcohol intoxication in a public place. His lawyer contends that Higbee acted in self defense and has said he will plead not guilty.
On NFL Network’s draft coverage, analyst Daniel Jeremiah said he believes Higbee is more explosive than Hunter Henry, the first tight end taken in this draft early in the second round, but Jeremiah said he thought Higbee would be drafted in the sixth or seventh round.
Higbee caught 48 passes for 563 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior at Western Kentucky despite missing five games due to injury.
The Rams cut veteran tight end Jared Cook before the start of free agency.
